- 384 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Now in paperback, Between War and Peace is "a set of essays devoted to the shadowy ground on which the guns have ceased their roar, but could resume at any moment" ( Kirkus Reviews ). As the United States attempts to extricate itself from two long and costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, nothing could be more vital than a thorough examination of the way America has ended its major conflicts in the past. As it fills an important gap in military history, Between War and Peace is bound to be a pillar of military academy and college curricula. The book presents fifteen essays by leading American historians, each of which deals in fascinating detail with the aims of these wars, their predominant strategies, their final campaigns, the course and causes of termination, and their ramifications for the nation's future. Taken together, they will be a groundbreaking addition to the canon of military history. A formidable, collaborative effort that illuminates the past in ways that will help us understand our troubled present, Between War and Peace takes readers inside some of American history's most important turning points.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Six Propositions
- Yorktown: The Final Campaign of the War for American Independence
- Plattsburgh 1814: Warring for Bargaining Chips
- âA Reckless Waste of Blood and Treasureâ: The Last Campaign of the Second Seminole War
- The U.S. War with Mexico: The Difficulties of Concluding a Victorious War
- The Civil War: A New Definition of Victory
- The 300-Years War
- Batangas: Ending the Philippines War
- The Meuse-Argonne Offensive: The Final Battle of World War I?
- GötterdĂ€mmerung: Warâs End in Europe, 1945
- The End of the Pacific War in World War II
- Exerting Air Pressure and Globalizing Containment: War Termination in Korea
- Vietnam: Ending the Lost War
- The Cold War: Ending by Inadvertence
- The United States in Iraq: Terminating an Interminable War
- Acknowledgments
- About the Contributors
- About the Editor
- Notes
- Permissions
- Index
- Back Flap
- Back Cover